Dane he is a beautiful little lamb! Looks so content in the pictures! Those blk sexlinks turn out to be very pretty birds, shimmery blue & green highlights & copper on the necks. Mine are very friendly & nosey too! J

My wife wants chickens now. a friend has two and he gets about 12 eggs a week....JP

JP, hee, haw!!! And you thought you were under the spell of the honeybee, you ain't seen nuthin' yet, wait until you get those birds.....beautiful days in this great life, health. Cindi

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JP Cindi is right, they are just so funny! fresh eggs are to die for, dark yolks, cook up perfectly with lots of flavor. Cindi,those duck eggs make a mean custard! I love my little EE's cause the colors are all so different. This time og a couple blue wheaton color, 1 has almost a silvery head. Also a grey with dark brown, very interesting. Can't tell which are roo's yet if any. Baby Huey (the poult) is doing great. Still not much larger than the chix but not near as feattherd out. He (she?) & MissGinny talk with each other, my 2 little freaks! Can't wait for the Welsummers & Marans to lay..those eggs will be so pretty mixed in! Dane, that lamb should be pronking all over by now! My little goats were trying to climb & jump off the feed bucket at 3 hrs old! They are a joy to watch,so full of life, everything is new & to be dumped, explored, stompled & chewed on! J

Hi & thanks for the replies all! Sorry for the delay - been way bzzzzy here! We added another baby lamb from our other girl. Adorable! I'll get pics and vids up ASAP. We've got 70's to 80's the next few days here. It's been a real disappointing (cold & wet) Spring so far. Now everything is blooming at once; maples, cherries, pear, apple, blueberries, dandelions, clover, etc. ,etc., EVERYTHING (well, all the first blooms). I'm doing splits over the next few days & will be back soon. :)

Very cool Dane, Yes black sex links are quite the layers. Nice lamb, we have goats (Nigerian Dwarfs), no kids yet... :( but looking forward to it later on. Thanks for the pics.

David

Thanks David. I had read that these chicks are quite the layers, and throughout all seasons (even in cold winter climates). Heterosis (Hybrid vigor) and all that. 8-) Are you expecting kids from your Nigerians soon? This was the first season for ours. They'll likely twin next time round.

Dane he is a beautiful little lamb! Looks so content in the pictures! Those blk sexlinks turn out to be very pretty birds, shimmery blue & green highlights & copper on the necks. Mine are very friendly & nosey too! J

Hehehe - thx pokabee! Wait until you see the white badger-face lamb.. wow! You've got the same breed chicks eh? Cool. I was originally going to get Black Australorps but could not locate any available locally. I'm glad that these black sex-links will end up looking pretty as well (the Australorps sound very gorgeous). &, you are right, the brown mouflon lamb (now 1 week old) has crazy legs! Especially when he's been snoozing or distracted and suddenly realizes his mum is far way! :shock: ~Boing~ he bounces and bucks and runs to her, the milk-wagon. ;)

Dane, that little lamb fellow is very cool. How many do you want to keep? My wife wants chickens now. a friend has two and he gets about 12 eggs a week.You have a lot going on at your place Dane....JP

Thanks JP. I know I've already mentioned it several times this post but, the newest addition is super cute as well. The little brown ram lamb sure is showing character already. Head-butted the cat! hahaha... I'm hoping I can catch a vid of him making these goofy (but too cute) expressions. I think he's teething. The mouth movements are funny! I'll probably only keep the three I started with before next winter sets in. That's a good output from your friends chickens and about what I've read I should expect; 1 EGG/DAY/CHICK

A lot going on? It's the land of milk and honey my friend! Sounds much better than "the land of bees and sheep" and when you just omit all the work involved! ha! ~~~~

Jody, smiling, so that little mystery chick did turn out to be a turkey eh? Huey, love that name. Make a post about what is going on at your place, I wanna hear more stuff, beautiful day in our great life. Cindi

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Dane, beautiful little lamb, they always look like they are smiling, I love that, I love the little chicks too, cool. My chicks are almost a month old, I remember them looking like that. Have a most wonderful and awesome day, health. Cindi

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There are strange things done in the midnight sun by the men who moil for gold. The Arctic trails have their secret tales that would make your blood run cold. The Northern Lights have seen queer sights, but the queerest they ever did see, what the night on the marge of Lake Lebarge, I cremated Sam McGee. Robert Service

Dane, beautiful little lamb, they always look like they are smiling, I love that, I love the little chicks too, cool. My chicks are almost a month old, I remember them looking like that. Have a most wonderful and awesome day, health. Cindi